LCL Consolidation – Global Logistics Solutions for a Leading Fashion Apparel Retailer in UK
1. Genex LogiSolutions Pvt. Ltd.
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Global Logistics Solution for a
Leading Fashion Apparel Retailer in UK - A case study
Genex Logistics’s “Buyer Consolidation”
Genex Logistics Research & Solutions Team
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2. Beneficiary profile
The beneficiary was one of the largest fashion apparel retailers in the UK They were specialized in fashion
UK.
apparel for males, females and k across age groups. They sourced their products from large number of
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suppliers located across India. Beneficiary sourced merchandise from various suppliers and each of them
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had the responsibility of delivering it directly to the beneficiary through the mode of transportation decided
by the Beneficiary. The mode of transportation was largely Air. The agreed Lead time from PO to
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Production was as per Industry norms. Considering the competitive and highly seasonal apparel market,
the beneficiary was looking at ways / solutions to revamp its supply chain to reduce transportation cost,
iciary solutions
enhance visibility of POs and Stock in Transit
Transit.
Existing process
The beneficiary procured goods from number of suppliers who were spread across the length and breadth
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of India. As and when suppliers received purchase order, suppliers accordingly scheduled their production
and were responsible to deliver goods at scheduled time The delivery of goods from individual suppliers
time. rom
was made by air route, which was much costlier than the sea route. The option of available sea route was
so time-taking that it was prohibitive to use this mode.
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3. Issues
Timely delivery
As the suppliers spread across India, produced goods for many customers, they often failed to meet
delivery schedules as desired by the beneficiary. The luxury of transporting through air route (at the cost of
beneficiary) gave them required opportunity to delay production till last moment to meet the “other” urgent
moment
production schedules. This many a times, even, disturbed the display schedule at beneficiary’s stores and
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hence resulted in lost sales.
Transportation cost
The distributed sourcing made it difficult for beneficiary to consolidate all purchases at a single place and
then choose the best mode for transportation As such all goods were transported by air route, it was very
transportation.
costly.
Scattered Information Flow with least control over Sup
low Supply Chain
As suppliers were sending goods through their own Supply Chain Operators, it was resulting in flux of
perators,
information at the beneficiary’s end Linking POs to Stock arrival and coordinating with many agencies was
end.
resulting in lots of time and cost.
Further, Beneficiary had no control over the supply chain which was making it difficult to get firm schedules
of merchandise display at the stores.
Why was Genex Logistics appropriate partner?
• Genex team had sufficient vendor consolidation experience especially in the dynamic apparel
market.
• Genex Logistics had created a Time-Definite LCL Consolidation Service between India and UK.
• Genex team had sufficient experience in 3PL services and had tremendous IT capability.
• The knowledge accumulated by Genex through their past experience in executing various such
projects ensured successful strategizing and implementation of the project.
Genex Proposed Solutions
BUYER CONSOLIDATION
A customized solution to meet the specific
requirements of O’seas buyers / retailers designed to:
o Enhance Visibil of PO / Stock in
Visibility
Transit
o Reduce Cost of Transportation
o Reduce Handling Enroute
• Buyer’s PO schedule were mapped to
schedules
Supplier’s Production Schedule
Schedules. Supplier
Production Schedules were mapped to
shipping schedules which in turn were
mapped to the Buyer Merchandise Display
uyer
schedules.
• Time Definite Sea Service was proposed over the earlier air route.
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4. Results of Genex’s Solution and Client Benefits
• Timely availability of goods to the beneficiary.
• Substantial reduction in overall logistics costs.
• Supplier network streamlined.
• Complete visibility of POs and Stock in Transit.
About Genex Logistics
Genex Logistics (Genex Logisolutions Pvt. Ltd.) is New Delhi, India based supply chain and logistics firm
with focus on value creation through process innovations. The diverse and widely experienced team at
Genex holds proficiency in handling Supply Chain Strategy, Logistics Operations, Core Transportation,
International Freight Management, Freight Forwarding, Contract Logistics, 3PL, 4PL, Warehousing &
Distribution, Project Logistics and Customer Relationship Management. Genex Logistics spans across
India and has been at the forefront setting benchmarks for Logistics, Transportation, Freight Forwarding
and Project Logistics industry in the country.
Key contact
Mansingh Jaswal
Director
Genex Logistics (Genex LogiSolutions Pvt. Ltd.)
681, Sector 16B, Pocket B,
Dwarka, New Delhi - 110075
India.
Office Tel: 91-11-28035020
Mobile: +91-9810404438
Email: mj@genexlog.com
info@genexlog.com
Web: www.genexlogistics.in
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